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Goodarz Danaei

Researcher at Harvard University

Publications -  192
Citations -  67656

Goodarz Danaei is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Risk factor. The author has an hindex of 59, co-authored 173 publications receiving 55837 citations. Previous affiliations of Goodarz Danaei include Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation & Imperial College London.

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Diabetes prevalence and diagnosis in US states: analysis of health surveys

Goodarz Danaei, +4 more
- 25 Sep 2009 - 
TL;DR: Diabetes prevalence is highest in the Southern and Appalachian states and lowest in the Midwest and the Northeast, and better diabetes diagnosis is needed in a number of states.
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Effects of diabetes definition on global surveillance of diabetes prevalence and diagnosis: A pooled analysis of 96 population-based studies with 331 288 participants

Goodarz Danaei, +430 more
- 01 Aug 2015 - 
TL;DR: The effect of different diagnostic definitions on both the population prevalence of diabetes and the classification of previously undiagnosed individuals as having diabetes versus not having diabetes in a pooled analysis of data from population-based health examination surveys in different regions is assessed.

A novel risk score to predict cardiovascular disease risk in national populations (Globorisk): A pooled analysis of prospective cohorts and health examination surveys

Kaveh Hajifathalian, +30 more
TL;DR: In this article, a risk prediction equation for cardiovascular disease (consisting here of coronary heart disease and stroke) that can be recalibrated and updated for application in different countries with routinely available information was developed.
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The impact of dietary habits and metabolic risk factors on cardiovascular and diabetes mortality in countries of the Middle East and North Africa in 2010: a comparative risk assessment analysis

Ashkan Afshin, +22 more
- 01 May 2015 - 
TL;DR: Key similarities and differences in the impact of the dietary and metabolic risk factors on CMD mortality in the countries of the Middle East are highlighted to inform priorities for policy measures to prevent CMD.
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Malnutrition and Its Determinants Are Associated with Suboptimal Cognitive, Communication, and Motor Development in Tanzanian Children

Christopher R. Sudfeld, +10 more
- 01 Dec 2015 - 
TL;DR: Mild to severe chronic malnutrition was associated with increasing developmental deficits in Tanzanian children, whereas only wasted children exhibited developmental delays during acute malnutrition, and interventions to reduce SGA, improve sanitation, and increase maternal stature may have positive effects on child development.